Although not exactly in the Jøkelbugt area, but a "bit" North, the action is continuing, a big piece of sea ice took off from the eastern point of Flade Isblink, the whole area will be interesting to watch over the next couple of weeks!

What can we expect in the Jøkelbugt area this season, we may get back to the situation in the early 2000s when Jøkelbugt was more or less sea ice free, the reason why I believe this could happen is due to the little sea ice we receive from the Fram Strait (export) 2013, I expect the sea temperature will be relatively higher this season and with that more (fast) sea ice melting. The last 10 years we have seen the fast ice was grounded due to the shallow water of Belgica Bank, this may not be so this season and we may see the same situation as seen below on the image from 2003.Note the fairly big retreat of Spaltegletscher, during the past 10 years ( 6 - 8 km).Both the Nioghalvfjerdsbræ (79) and Zachariae Isstrøm, is more or less the same, the tongue of the latter is in the process of being separated south of Lambert Land though. Click on the image to enlarge.

Thanks, Espen, for that information. I almost asked a day or two ago how old the remaining fast ice is. Shoreward of the 2003 area (now 10-year old ice), are some of the ice shelfs in this area ancient?

No there is a Hunt Fjord in the very north of Greenland, Johannes V. Jensen Land, I suspect there is a Ice Shelf in there, but not 100% sure, have not been there lately . Not to be mixed up with Ward Hunt in Canada (Ellesmere Island).

Further break up of fast ice this time just north- west of Isle de France, a nice big piece, the crack is enhanced by image editor, sorry for the poor quality of the image it only a prelim swath image:

Tried to upload yesterday in Praha, but line to bad. I will try this time from Leipzig:

As you can see from the image below, the whole area of fast ice in Jøkelbugt in now broken up into zones, this is by the way the last fast ice in North Eastern Greenland , depending on how long the melting season will last this season and refreeze begins it will be be very interesting to follow.

The remaining fast ice located of Jøkelbugt is at least going to be halved there is a large crack right in the middle of "ice island", if all this fast ice will start to move, it will be the first time in about 10 years.